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Micah 4

But in the last days it will come about that the mountain of the Lord's house will be established at the top of the mountains, and lifted above the hills, and peoples will stream to it. And many nations will come and say, Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us his ways, and we wi

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Swords into ploughshares

But in the last days it will come about that the mountain of the Lord's house will be established at the top of the mountains, and lifted above the hills, and peoples will stream to it. And many nations will come and say, Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us his ways, and we will walk in his paths. For the law will go out from Zion, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. He will judge between many peoples and settle disputes for strong nations far away. And they will beat their swords into ploughshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not lift up sword against nation, and they will not learn war any more. Every man will sit under his own vine and his own fig tree, and nobody will make him afraid. The mouth of the Lord Almighty has spoken it. All the peoples walk, each in the name of his god. And we will walk in the name of the Lord our God forever and ever.

And in the last days the mountain of the house of the Lord will be set up on the top of the mountains, and lifted above the hills. And peoples will stream to it. And plenty of nations will come and say: Come on, let's go up to the mountain of the Lord and to the house of the God of Jacob. And he'll teach us his ways and we'll walk in his paths. Because the teaching will go out of Zion, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. And he'll judge among plenty of peoples and settle things for strong nations a long way off. And they'll beat their swords into ploughshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation won't lift up a sword against nation, and they won't learn war any more. But every man will sit under his vine and under his fig tree, and nobody will frighten them. Because the mouth of the Lord Almighty has spoken it. Because all the peoples will walk, every one in the name of his god. And we'll walk in the name of the Lord our God forever and ever.

But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it. And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree; and none shall make them afraid: for the mouth of the LORD of hosts hath spoken it. For all people will walk every one in the name of his god, and we will walk in the name of the LORD our God for ever and ever.

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But in the last days it will come about that the mountain of the Lord's house will be established at the top of the mountains, and lifted above the hills, and peoples will stream to it.

Plain English

And in the last days the mountain of the house of the Lord will be set up on the top of the mountains, and lifted above the hills. And peoples will stream to it.

King James Version, 1611

But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it.

2

And many nations will come and say, Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us his ways, and we will walk in his paths. For the law will go out from Zion, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.

Plain English

And plenty of nations will come and say: Come on, let's go up to the mountain of the Lord and to the house of the God of Jacob. And he'll teach us his ways and we'll walk in his paths. Because the teaching will go out of Zion, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.

King James Version, 1611

And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.

3

He will judge between many peoples and settle disputes for strong nations far away. And they will beat their swords into ploughshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not lift up sword against nation, and they will not learn war any more.

Plain English

And he'll judge among plenty of peoples and settle things for strong nations a long way off. And they'll beat their swords into ploughshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation won't lift up a sword against nation, and they won't learn war any more.

King James Version, 1611

And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.

4

Every man will sit under his own vine and his own fig tree, and nobody will make him afraid. The mouth of the Lord Almighty has spoken it.

Plain English

But every man will sit under his vine and under his fig tree, and nobody will frighten them. Because the mouth of the Lord Almighty has spoken it.

King James Version, 1611

But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree; and none shall make them afraid: for the mouth of the LORD of hosts hath spoken it.

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All the peoples walk, each in the name of his god. And we will walk in the name of the Lord our God forever and ever.

Plain English

Because all the peoples will walk, every one in the name of his god. And we'll walk in the name of the Lord our God forever and ever.

King James Version, 1611

For all people will walk every one in the name of his god, and we will walk in the name of the LORD our God for ever and ever.

Gathering the lame

On that day, says the Lord, I will gather the lame, bring together the ones driven out, and those I have afflicted. I will make the lame into a group of survivors and the ones cast off into a strong nation. And the Lord will reign over them on Mount Zion from that day and forever. And you, watchtower of the flock, stronghold of the daughter of Zion — it will come to you. The former rule will come back, the kingdom to the daughter of Jerusalem. Why are you crying out now? Have you got no king? Has your counsellor perished, that pains have gripped you like a woman in labour? Writhe and groan, daughter of Zion, like a woman in labour. Because now you have to leave the city and camp in the open country. You will go to Babylon, and there you will be rescued. There the Lord will redeem you out of the hand of your enemies. But now many nations are gathered against you, saying, Let her be defiled, and let our eyes gloat over Zion. But they don't know the thoughts of the Lord, and they don't understand his counsel — for he will gather them like sheaves to the threshing floor. Get up and thresh, daughter of Zion. I will make your horn iron and your hooves bronze, and you will beat many peoples to pieces. And you will devote their ill-gotten gain to the Lord, their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.

On that day, says the Lord, I'll gather the one who limps and bring together the one who's driven out, and the one I've troubled. And I'll make the one who limps into a remnant, and the one who was sent far off into a strong nation. And the Lord will rule over them on Mount Zion from now on and forever. And you, watchtower of the flock, the hill of the daughter of Zion — it'll come to you. The first rule will come, the kingdom of the daughter of Jerusalem. Why do you cry out now? Isn't there a king in you? Has your counsellor been lost, that pains have taken hold of you like a woman in labour? Be in pain and work to bring it out, daughter of Zion, like a woman in labour. Because now you'll go out of the town and live in the field. And you'll go to Babylon. That's where you'll be got out. That's where the Lord will buy you back from the hand of the ones against you. And now plenty of nations are gathered against you, who say: Let her be made common, and let our eye look on Zion. But they don't know what the Lord is thinking, and they don't understand his counsel. Because he'll gather them like sheaves to the threshing floor. Get up and thresh, daughter of Zion. Because I'll make your horn iron and your hooves bronze, and you'll beat plenty of peoples to pieces. And I'll set apart what they got for the Lord, and what they own for the Master of the whole earth.

In that day, saith the LORD, will I assemble her that halteth, and I will gather her that is driven out, and her that I have afflicted; And I will make her that halted a remnant, and her that was cast far off a strong nation: and the LORD shall reign over them in mount Zion from henceforth, even for ever. And thou, O tower of the flock, the strong hold of the daughter of Zion, unto thee shall it come, even the first dominion; the kingdom shall come to the daughter of Jerusalem. Now why dost thou cry out aloud? is there no king in thee? is thy counsellor perished? for pangs have taken thee as a woman in travail. Be in pain, and labour to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail: for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and thou shalt dwell in the field, and thou shalt go even to Babylon; there shalt thou be delivered; there the LORD shall redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies. Now also many nations are gathered against thee, that say, Let her be defiled, and let our eye look upon Zion. But they know not the thoughts of the LORD, neither understand they his counsel: for he shall gather them as the sheaves into the floor. Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion: for I will make thine horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass: and thou shalt beat in pieces many people: and I will consecrate their gain unto the LORD, and their substance unto the Lord of the whole earth.

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On that day, says the Lord, I will gather the lame, bring together the ones driven out, and those I have afflicted.

Plain English

On that day, says the Lord, I'll gather the one who limps and bring together the one who's driven out, and the one I've troubled.

King James Version, 1611

In that day, saith the LORD, will I assemble her that halteth, and I will gather her that is driven out, and her that I have afflicted;

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I will make the lame into a group of survivors and the ones cast off into a strong nation. And the Lord will reign over them on Mount Zion from that day and forever.

Plain English

And I'll make the one who limps into a remnant, and the one who was sent far off into a strong nation. And the Lord will rule over them on Mount Zion from now on and forever.

King James Version, 1611

And I will make her that halted a remnant, and her that was cast far off a strong nation: and the LORD shall reign over them in mount Zion from henceforth, even for ever.

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And you, watchtower of the flock, stronghold of the daughter of Zion — it will come to you. The former rule will come back, the kingdom to the daughter of Jerusalem.

Plain English

And you, watchtower of the flock, the hill of the daughter of Zion — it'll come to you. The first rule will come, the kingdom of the daughter of Jerusalem.

King James Version, 1611

And thou, O tower of the flock, the strong hold of the daughter of Zion, unto thee shall it come, even the first dominion; the kingdom shall come to the daughter of Jerusalem.

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Why are you crying out now? Have you got no king? Has your counsellor perished, that pains have gripped you like a woman in labour?

Plain English

Why do you cry out now? Isn't there a king in you? Has your counsellor been lost, that pains have taken hold of you like a woman in labour?

King James Version, 1611

Now why dost thou cry out aloud? is there no king in thee? is thy counsellor perished? for pangs have taken thee as a woman in travail.

10

Writhe and groan, daughter of Zion, like a woman in labour. Because now you have to leave the city and camp in the open country. You will go to Babylon, and there you will be rescued. There the Lord will redeem you out of the hand of your enemies.

Plain English

Be in pain and work to bring it out, daughter of Zion, like a woman in labour. Because now you'll go out of the town and live in the field. And you'll go to Babylon. That's where you'll be got out. That's where the Lord will buy you back from the hand of the ones against you.

King James Version, 1611

Be in pain, and labour to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail: for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and thou shalt dwell in the field, and thou shalt go even to Babylon; there shalt thou be delivered; there the LORD shall redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies.

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But now many nations are gathered against you, saying, Let her be defiled, and let our eyes gloat over Zion.

Plain English

And now plenty of nations are gathered against you, who say: Let her be made common, and let our eye look on Zion.

King James Version, 1611

Now also many nations are gathered against thee, that say, Let her be defiled, and let our eye look upon Zion.

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But they don't know the thoughts of the Lord, and they don't understand his counsel — for he will gather them like sheaves to the threshing floor.

Plain English

But they don't know what the Lord is thinking, and they don't understand his counsel. Because he'll gather them like sheaves to the threshing floor.

King James Version, 1611

But they know not the thoughts of the LORD, neither understand they his counsel: for he shall gather them as the sheaves into the floor.

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Get up and thresh, daughter of Zion. I will make your horn iron and your hooves bronze, and you will beat many peoples to pieces. And you will devote their ill-gotten gain to the Lord, their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.

Plain English

Get up and thresh, daughter of Zion. Because I'll make your horn iron and your hooves bronze, and you'll beat plenty of peoples to pieces. And I'll set apart what they got for the Lord, and what they own for the Master of the whole earth.

King James Version, 1611

Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion: for I will make thine horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass: and thou shalt beat in pieces many people: and I will consecrate their gain unto the LORD, and their substance unto the Lord of the whole earth.